Employer: Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Carsington Unit (Kingsway Hospital) / Radboune Unit (Royal Derby Hospital)
Town: Derby
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/02/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 3
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work.
Job overview
Two Peer Support Workers (PSW's) - Radbourne Unit and Carsington Unit, Derby
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work in mental health services? We are seeking to recruit two motivated Peer Support Workers to join our friendly and dynamic teams at the Radbourne Unit and Carsington Unit.
The role will involve working with the Hub teams and linking into the acute wards, to offer a service for adults requiring acute inpatient stays at the Radbourne and Carsington Units. Our services are multi-disciplinary providing person-centred holistic care to patients with a wide variety of mental health conditions.
The role is focused on providing emotional support, drawing upon your own experiences of mental health or caring for those experiencing mental health difficulties. You will work with our team to provide practical and emotional support, allowing you to connect with people and enabling them to build self-confidence, a sense of personal wellbeing, build networks and engage with their family, friends and communities.
If you have first-hand, personal experience of mental health difficulties and would like to help others with similar conditions, then this peer support worker role could be well suited to you.
Main duties of the job
You will support the provision of high-quality patient services that are clinically safe, evidence based, delivered cost effectively and meet the Trust's Standards. The post will also involve working closely in collaboration with our Psychological Therapies department at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to be able to work with teams as well as on your own initiative are essential.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
Benefits include:
* Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
* 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
* Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
* Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
* Health service discounts and online benefits
* Incremental pay progression
* Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
* Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
* Health and wellbeing opportunities
* Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Satisfactory level of secondary education to GCSE English A-C grade, or equivalent (may be working toward this).
* Completion or willingness to complete peer support training.
* Be able to demonstrate a good standard of English.
* Willingness to undertake further training relevant to role.
* Previous experience of being a service receiver or a carer of a service receiver.
* Mental Health or Health and Social Care related qualification.
Experience
* Lived experience of mental health challenges.
* Lived experience of accessing mental health services.
* Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role.
Additional Information
Flexible Working
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
Disability Confident Employer
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you in the recruitment process please let us know.
If you require any support in completing the application form please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Team, 01332 564856, option 1, option 1 or email dchst.recruitment@nhs.net and we will be happy to provide assistance.
DBS Checks
The cost of undertaking a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) disclosure will be met by the individual. The Trust will meet the initial costs of the disclosure which will be deducted from your first month’s salary.
This job may close early if a large number of applications are received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid missing your chance to apply.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Karen Sangha
Job title: Operational and Clinical Lead
Email address: kalwran.sangha@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01332 623822
Additional contact:
Holly Bowers, Operational and Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist. Contact Telephone: 01332 623822. Email: h.bowers1@nhs.net
If you have problems applying, contact
Address: Recruitment Team
Telephone: 01332 564856, option 1, option 1 (please note, my normal working days are Wed, Thurs & Fri).
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